Rauvolfia vomitoria
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rauvolfioideae |
| Tribe: | Vinceae |
| Genus: | Rauvolfia |
| Species: | R. vomitoria |
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Rauvolfia vomitoria Afzel., 1817 |
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Rauvolfia vomitoria, the poison devil's-pepper, is a plant species in the genus Rauvolfia. It is native to tropical Africa from Senegal east to Sudan + Tanzania, south to Angola; and naturalized in China, Bangladesh, and Puerto Rico.
2,6-Dimethoxybenzoquinone is a benzoquinone, a toxic chemical compound found in R. vomitoria.
Every part of the tree is toxic. It has been identified as an invasive species in Hawai’i (O’ahu).
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